Enterprise Transformation and Deployment Lead

Enterprise Transformation and Deployment Lead

Hiring

Location:

Laval, Canada

Bilingual:
English & French

Seeking an experienced transformation and deployment leader to oversee the Canadian rollout of a large‑scale SAP S/4

HANA business transformation program. This role combines project management, stakeholder engagement, change management, and operational readiness responsibilities to ensure successful local adoption and go‑live execution.

ASPIRE is an enterprise‑wide business transformation program that aims to deliver best‑in‑suite, user‑centric digital solutions that will help manage the organization as efficiently as possible. At the centre of ASPIRE is One Enterprise, the future state of the current enterprise landscape. ASPIRE is co‑creating one harmonised process framework across the enterprise, with SAP S/4

HANA at its core—a technology that will replace existing and soon outdated SAP local and regional systems. By following a template approach within SAP, available to all entities around the globe, core business processes will become more integrated, simplified, harmonised, and scalable.

• Act as the primary liaison between Global/Regional Program teams and the local affiliate to align local needs with the global deployment strategy.
• Serve as a "knowledge connector," harmonising business processes and ensuring cross‑functional alignment across divisions and geographies.
• Gain leadership buy‑in and manage local project governance to ensure executive support.

• Adopt and execute the ASPIRE deployment framework across the full lifecycle (Preparation, Core Deployment, and Sustainment).
• Develop comprehensive plans to manage timelines, budget, and scope as defined in the project charter.
• Oversee critical project phases, including data cleansing, fit‑to‑template workshops, testing, go/no‑go decision‑making and cut‑over.
• Drive definition and fulfilment of business go‑live criteria.

• Secure and onboard internal and external resources, ensuring the team has the right competencies for each project wave.
• Partner with supporting services to align their activities with site‑specific needs (e.g. Data Management, Project Management Office, Organisational Change Management teams).
• Proactively manage risks by creating contingency plans and scenario modelling for items on the critical path.

• Drive local adoption through active change management, managing resistance and executing training plans.
• Supervise and mentor local team members throughout the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrate flexibility by supporting affiliate teams and ensuring a smooth handover to the sustainment organization post‑go‑live.

• Wave Lead and Service team leads (PMO, OCM Testing, Training, Data Management, etc.)
• Deployment Team members (Main Functional Contact & Subject Matter Experts)
• Agile Release Train (ART) Deployment Partners
• Site/Affiliate Leadership and business partners
• Country Lead Commercial ASPIRE DIA

• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Bring 8+ years of experience (with at least 5 years in leadership) managing large‑scale projects, ideally within a commercial affiliate or matrix workplace.
• Have a proven track record of leading complex IT implementations or significant business transformations.
• Be a systems thinker who can integrate multiple streams of information to make mature, strategic decisions.
• Possess strong change management skills, able to lead and mentor teams through high‑pressure, rapidly changing environments.
• Be self‑driven and highly structured, capable of managing competing priorities while maintaining a focus on quality and project sustainability.

• Be a natural communicator with high EQ, able to influence stakeholders at all levels—from local affiliate staff to global program heads.
• Have a "solution‑oriented" approach to conflict, skillfully aligning local needs with global mandates.
• Be able to work across international time zones.
• Be fluent in English and French; both written and spoken.
• Be comfortable stretching…